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Today 16:19
Rice planting begins in Gilan
Farmers in the northern province of Gilan have recently started planting rice seedlings. With 238,000 hectares of paddy fields, Gilan ranks first in cultivated area and second in production in the country.
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Today 16:16
Government announces policies, programs for infertility treatment
TEHRAN – To address infertility, which is known as one of the main challenges of health and population in the country, the government has adopted different measures, including infertility insurance to lower high-cost and out-of-pocket expenses of infertility treatment.
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Today 16:14
National Health Week marked by inaugurating 198 projects
TEHRAN – A total of 198 medical projects were inaugurated nationwide via video conference on Saturday morning by Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi on the second day of the National Health Week.
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Today 16:04
WTISD 2026 highlights need for robust, secure digital infrastructure
TEHRAN – Celebrated every year on May 17, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) highlights the growing role of digital technologies in our lives and commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies.
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2026/05/16
Roberto Piazza set to arrive in Iran on May 23
TEHRAN - The Italian head coach of Iran national volleyball team will likely arrive in Tehran on May 23.
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Today 14:38
Arg-e Karim Khan hosts masterclass in portrait sculpture
TEHRAN – Arg-e Karim Khan, the iconic citadel in Shiraz, became a center of contemporary art on Friday as it played host to a specialized scientific and technical workshop on portrait sculpture.
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Today 14:29
39 handicraft workshops launched for nomadic youth in Khoy
TEHRAN – A total of 39 handicrafts workshops have been established for nomadic youth in the city of Khoy, West Azarbaijan province to boost economic empowerment and create sustainable jobs.
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2026/05/16
FIFA officials to meet Iranian FA to discuss World Cup 2026 participation
TEHRAN - FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom will meet Iranian FA (FFIRI) officials in Istanbul on Saturday and offer “reassurance” over Iran’s participation in the World Cup.
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2026/05/16
Naderi: resilience and grit propel Iran to victory, World Cup dreams ignite
TEHRAN – Iran’s beach soccer national team has once again hoisted a championship trophy, but head coach Ali Naderi reveals the true narrative behind their latest triumph: a saga of unwavering resilience, disrupted preparations, and the sheer determination of extraordinary players aiming to make waves on the global stage.
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Today 11:33
Nearly 9.5m tons of flat steel products produced in a year
TEHRAN- According to the statistics of the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA), 9.449 million tons of flat steel products was produced in Iran during the past Iranian calendar year 1404 (ended on March 20).
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Today 11:30
TPO official outlines key pillars for achieving $10b Iran-Pakistan bilateral trade target
TEHRAN- The Director General of Asia and Subcontinent Department of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization said: Focusing on removing infrastructure barriers, activating the transit corridor, developing border market activities, and utilizing the barter mechanism under current circumstances are the main pillars of the Iran-Pakistan trade roadmap to increase bilateral trade to the level of $10 billion.
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Today 11:25
IMF sees risks to global growth forecast over sustained Iran war
TEHRAN- The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an "adverse" scenario, with growth pared down and greater risks to inflation, AFP reported.
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Today 11:20
European medicine supplies at risk due to Iran tensions
TEHRAN – European countries could face significant shortages of medicines and essential pharmaceutical components if tensions surrounding Iran escalate and lead to a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, according to a recent analysis.
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Yesterday 21:58
Russia calls for immediate end to war against Iran
TEHRAN — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Friday during his visit to India that the primary task at present regarding Iran is to immediately end the war and achieve a sustainable agreement.
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Yesterday 21:55
Russia pledges close cooperation with Iran to resolve crisis in West Asia
TEHRAN – Russia is committed to working closely with Iran to find peaceful solutions to West Asia crisis within the framework of international law, a senior Russian security official announced on Thursday, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan’s capital.
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Yesterday 21:51
Busy day for Iran's top diplomat; Araghchi holds diplomatic blitz in New Delhi
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi engaged in an intensive diplomatic round in New Delhi this week, holding separate meetings with his counterparts from South Africa, India, Russia, Malaysia, and Thailand, as well as India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting.
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Yesterday 21:48
By Xavier Villar
Iran and the limits of American power
MADRID - Empires rarely collapse all at once. In his monumental study of Rome, Edward Gibbon argued that decline is usually gradual, shaped by long-term structural transformations. Yet history occasionally records moments when a strategic miscalculation accelerates the process. The question worth asking is whether the United States may have reached one of those moments.
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Yesterday 21:47
TEHRAN PAPERS:
Shipping security or the return of Western interventionism?
Shargh analyzed the coalition-building by London and Paris against Iran. Shargh writes that at a time when insecurity caused by the US-Israeli-imposed war on Iran — and the resulting escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf — has placed Europe’s economy under greater pressure, the UK and France have launched a new effort to form a coalition in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Yesterday 21:47
By Kurosh Alyani
The night vigil: How feminine culture is reshaping Iran’s streets
Just as Iranian women were being framed by global hegemonic propaganda through the lens of the burqa—a garment that has never fundamentally belonged to Iran—the most feminine social movement of the century was emerging. On the streets of Iran, this movement was giving rise to a new kind of nocturnal life.
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Yesterday 21:44
By Dr. Federico Verri
Persian Gulf monarchies, US hegemony, and the limits of Muslim solidarity with Iran
TEHRAN — The relationship between Iran and the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf has often been described through the familiar vocabulary of sectarian rivalry, strategic competition, and balance of power. Yet this vocabulary, although useful, is incomplete. It conceals a deeper contradiction: the persistent gap between the Islamic language publicly invoked by the Persian Gulf ruling elites and the security architecture through which they have tied their survival to the United States.
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Yesterday 21:44
Farhadi‘s new film “Parallel Tales” receives seven-minute ovation at Cannes
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's new movie “Parallel Tales” had its world premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Thursday and received a warm welcome from the enthusiastic audience, who gave it a seven-minute ovation after its screening at the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
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Yesterday 21:44
Hojjatoleslam Imanipour addresses 15th General Conference of ICESCO in Russia
TEHRAN – The 15th session of the General Conference of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) opened on Wednesday in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation, on the sidelines of the 17th Russia–Islamic World International Economic Forum: KazanForum, with the participation of a number of ministers, heads of national commissions, member states’ delegations, and representatives of international and regional organizations from more than 35 countries.
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Yesterday 21:43
Painter Hassan Ruholamin creates new work live in Tajrish Square
TEHRAN – In an artistic event on Thursday night, simultaneously with the enthusiastic presence of people in Tajrish Square in the north of Tehran, Iranian artist Hassan Ruholamin created a new painting.
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Yesterday 21:42
Leader emphasizes potential of Persian language, literature for promoting Islamic-Iranian culture
TEHRAN – In a message issued on the occasion of the Persian Language Day and in commemoration of the great Iranian poet Ferdowsi (May 15), Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, emphasized the vast potential of the Persian language and literature for promoting the rich culture and civilization of Islamic Iran on a global scale.
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Yesterday 21:40
Araghchi says Iran has ‘no trust’ in US, talks depend on seriousness
TEHRAN - Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday that Tehran has “no trust” in Washington and would only consider talks with the administration of President Donald Trump if it demonstrated seriousness.
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Yesterday 21:40
UAE from Iran war to BRICS: ‘The lady doth protest too much’
TEHRAN - The United Arab Emirates’ “direct involvement” in the US–Israeli aggression against Iran has come to light against the backdrop of a BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in India, alongside revelations that senior Israeli officials travelled to the small Persian Gulf state during the conflict.
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Yesterday 21:30
By Mahdi Zolfaghari
China’s role in shaping the new global order
Over the past two decades, China has emerged as one of the principal actors in shaping a new international order—an order no longer solely dominated by Western powers, particularly the United States, but increasingly defined by the multiploidization of global power and a new balance between East and West. By combining economic, technological, cultural, and political capabilities, China has elevated its position from a regional power to a global one, playing a decisive role in redefining the rules of international engagement.
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Yesterday 21:20
Zionist attacks aimed at avenging Iranian Jews' national loyalty, tourism minister says
TEHRAN – In a gathering titled "Melody in the Wounded Synagogue of Tehran," Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, emphasized that national solidarity remains the primary shield against external threats.
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Yesterday 21:18
Historical cisterns in Bandar-e Khamir to be repurposed into tourism hubs
TEHRAN – A restoration and revival project has been launched for four historical cisterns (Ab-Anbars) in Bandar-e Khamir, a coastal city in southern Hormozgan province, aimed at bolstering cultural tourism, a local tourism official has said.